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Law 58/2026, often referred to as the burqa law, officially took effect on 23 September, prohibiting the use of face-covering garments in public spaces. Violators face fines of up to €3,000, while those who force others to conceal their faces may face prison sentences of up to two years, with specific exemptions allowed for health reasons.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has sent to the Constitutional Court (TC) the review of the constitutionality of the 1974 decree-law that regulates the right of assembly and demonstration, which has been at the centre of the discussion regarding recent 'tent protests'. As a result, the judicial decision that authorized activist Renata Cambra to set up a tent is suspended.
Portugal improved its ranking in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, now sitting at 27th globally.
The head of the Bar Association requested today, at the Assembly of the Republic, that the rules establishing fines for cases of manoeuvres considered by the court to be delaying tactics be sent to the Constitutional Court.
The law may fail justice, but it does not erase the dignity it must serve.
Economic activities related to the defence sector are, as is known, an intensely regulated area, whether from the perspective of entities that are legally authorised to carry out their activity in that sector, in accordance with the regime established in Law no. 49/2009, of 5 August, or from the perspective of the conditions to which...
Paulo Sá e Cunha joined SRS Legal over a year ago as a consultant, where he is part of the team responsible for the new Criminal and Sanctionary Law practice. He accepted the role of advising former TAP CEO, Christine Ourmières-Widener, on criminal litigation matters. He is also the lawyer for Morais Leitão partner, João Tiago Silveira, in the case of...
An analysis of the history of the Portuguese Constitution, its seven previous revisions, and a critical look at current calls for further amendments, questioning the motives behind them.
The faculty offers a comprehensive learning experience, supported by a multinational, multidisciplinary, and bilingual teaching staff, with courses available in Portuguese, English, or mixed formats. Opinion by Margarida Lima Rego
